implanting

present participle of implant

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Recent Examples of implanting The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear. James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins. ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes. Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026 Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos. Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026 After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
Verb
  • Since New England aster will grow relatively tall, Rekola recommends planting it near the back of a perennial border in full sun.
    Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Global diesel demand typically crests around October as the beginning of winter heating season and harvests in the Northern Hemisphere meets planting season in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Focusing on relevance means embedding inclusive practices directly into hiring criteria, project assignments, promotion pipelines, and performance reviews.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The raptors’ breeding population peaked at around 30 breeding pairs in the mid-1950s, decreasing to zero in 1974, before rising to up to 13 pairs in the late 2000s, according to BTO.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, breeding a heifer keeps her out of the food supply, tightening it further as the herd is rebuilt.
    John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But after that initial shock of recognition, after the first changes and the settling in, the shiftings in me came more slowly, took their time in rooting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Take soft-stem cuttings in late spring, use rooting hormone, and keep them moist and warm.
    Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s true even while lodging in a dorm room at Missouri Western State University, home of the Chiefs’ annual summer training camp.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The criminal complaint alleges that Castro fired a gun at the front door of a home in Minneapolis, striking a victim in the leg before lodging in a child’s bedroom wall, and then knowingly provided false information to an officer about it.
    Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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